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Smilax wightii
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Family:
SMILACACEAE
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Citation: Smilax wightii A. DC. in A. & C. DC., Monogr. Phan. 1: 174. 1878; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 310. 1892; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1519(1061). 1928; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 323. 1988; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 392. 1995; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 85. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 458. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 350. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 726. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 874. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Karivilanthi, Chooramullu
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Climbers, branchlets terete, armed with prickles. Leaves simple, alternate, 10-15 x 8-13 cm, broadly ovate, apex obtuse, cuspidate, base cordate, 5-ribbed; petiole 1-3 cm long, sheath narrow, flagellate. Peduncle to 10 cm long; umbels alternate, 2 or 3. Flowers many; pedicels 1.5 cm long, 2 cm in fruit. Perianth 6-partite, free, greenish-yellow. Berry 7 x 7 mm, globose.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-May
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Wayanad, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous and shola forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Green
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
1200-1800
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Localities:
Thekkady, Vengoli, Pezha, Damsite, Hereford, Pongalapara, Athirumala
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